Mexico prosecutors: YouTuber killed after threats from gang

Updated 10:47 am, Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Guerrero state chief prosecutor Xavier Olea said cartel hitmen killed YouTuber Leslie Ann Pamela Montenegro, better known by the name of her persona, "Nana Pelucas," on Monday.

Guerrero state chief prosecutor Xavier Olea said cartel hitmen killed YouTuber Leslie Ann Pamela Montenegro, better known by the name of her persona, "Nana Pelucas," on Monday.

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Nearly 19,000 people were killed due to organized crime in Mexico in 2017, the most violent year in twenty years, according to a report revealed in January 2018 by the Mexican NGO Semaforo Delictivo. And the bloodshed appears to be continuing into 2018.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The bodies of a women lie on the sidewalk of a street, killed on the Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a man was killed and another one was wounded in the context of a wave of violence due to fight between drug cartels. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The bodies of a women lie on the sidewalk of a street, killed on the Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Investigators arrive at the crime scene where two women and a man were killed on Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a man was killed and another one was wounded in the context of a wave of violence due to fight between drug cartels. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Investigators arrive at the crime scene where two women and a man were killed on Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The bodies of a women lie on the sidewalk of a street, killed on the Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a man was killed and another one was wounded in the context of a wave of violence due to fight between drug cartels. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The bodies of a women lie on the sidewalk of a street, killed on the Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Investigators lift the corpses of two women killed on Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a man was killed and another one was wounded in the context of a wave of violence due to fight between drug cartels. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Investigators lift the corpses of two women killed on Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The body of a woman lies on the sidewalk of a street, killed on the Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a man was killed and another one was wounded in the context of a wave of violence due to fight between drug cartels. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The body of a woman lies on the sidewalk of a street, killed on the Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco city port, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Investigator holds the hand of one of two women killed on Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a man was killed and another one was wounded in the context of a wave of violence due to fight between drug cartels. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Investigator holds the hand of one of two women killed on Rufo Figueroa neighborhood of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on February 15, 2018. During the attack also a man was

Forensic medical personnel arrive at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Forensic medical personnel arrive at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six

Forensic medical personnel collect evidence at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ / GRAPHIC CONTENT (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Forensic medical personnel collect evidence at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At

Forensic medical personnel collect evidence at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Forensic medical personnel collect evidence at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At

Forensic medical personnel remove a corpse at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Forensic medical personnel remove a corpse at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At

Forensic medical personnel collect evidence at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ / GRAPHIC CONTENT (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Forensic medical personnel collect evidence at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At

A police officer stands guard near the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

A police officer stands guard near the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six

Forensic medical personnel cover a corpse at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ / GRAPHIC CONTENT (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Forensic medical personnel cover a corpse at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least

Forensic medical personnel remove a corpse at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ / GRAPHIC CONTENT (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Forensic medical personnel remove a corpse at the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At

A police officer stands guard near the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six people died and another was wounded Thursday in an attack perpetrated at a seafood restaurant in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. / AFP PHOTO / ULISES RUIZ (Photo credit should read ULISES RUIZ/AFP/Getty Images)

A police officer stands guard near the crime scene where armed men attacked a restaurant killing six men in Tlaquepaque municipality in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 8, 2018. At least six

A soldier of the Mexican Army guards in front the Baby Lobster and Sexy Drink bars after an evening shoot-out were several people were wounded by firearms at the touristic neighborhood of Condesa in Acapulco resort, Guerrero State, Mexico on January 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

A soldier of the Mexican Army guards in front the Baby Lobster and Sexy Drink bars after an evening shoot-out were several people were wounded by firearms at the touristic neighborhood of Condesa in Acapulco

A soldier of the Mexican Army stands in front of Baby Lobster and Sexy Drink bars after an evening shoot-out were several people were wounded by firearms at the touristic neighborhood of Condesa in Acapulco resort, Guerrero State, Mexico on January 28, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO ROBLES (Photo credit should read FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP/Getty Images)

A soldier of the Mexican Army stands in front of Baby Lobster and Sexy Drink bars after an evening shoot-out were several people were wounded by firearms at the touristic neighborhood of Condesa in Acapulco

Forensic personnel and personnel of Guerrero state attorney's office work next to a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. less

Forensic personnel and personnel of Guerrero state attorney's office work next to a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, ... more

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Police officers stand guard as personnel of Guerrero state attorney's office work next to a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. less

Police officers stand guard as personnel of Guerrero state attorney's office work next to a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January ... more

Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES, AFP/Getty Images

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Police officers stand by human remains scattered on a street at Tierra y Libertad neigborhood in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. less

A van of the Forensic Service remains by a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. less

A van of the Forensic Service remains by a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest ... more

Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES, AFP/Getty Images

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View of a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished less

View of a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a ... more

Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES, AFP/Getty Images

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A police officer stands guard as personnel of Guerrero state attorney's office work next to a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. less

A police officer stands guard as personnel of Guerrero state attorney's office work next to a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on ... more

Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES, AFP/Getty Images

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View of a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a lucrative drug trade has flourished. less

View of a car which was found with three calcined bodies inside in the outskirts of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 25, 2018. Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, where a ... more

Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES, AFP/Getty Images

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More than four hundred kilos of cocaine seized in the port city of Veracruz, are incinerated in this Mexican city on January, 16, 2018. Navy, Federal and Criminal Investigation Agency authorities witnessed the incineration of the drug - valued at five million dollars.

More than four hundred kilos of cocaine seized in the port city of Veracruz, are incinerated in this Mexican city on January, 16, 2018. Navy, Federal and Criminal Investigation Agency authorities witnessed the

A Mexican marine observes the burning of more than four hundred kilos of cocaine that were seized in the port city of Veracruz, in this Mexican city, on January, 16, 2018. Navy, Federal and Criminal Investigation Agency authorities witnessed the incineration of the drug - valued at five million dollars.

Mexican marines observe the burning of more than four hundred kilos of cocaine that were seized in the port city of Veracruz, in this Mexican city, on January, 16, 2018. Navy, Federal and Criminal Investigation Agency authorities witnessed the incineration of the drug - valued at five million dollars.

Mexican marines observe the burning of more than four hundred kilos of cocaine that were seized in the port city of Veracruz, in this Mexican city, on January, 16, 2018. Navy, Federal and Criminal Investigation

Relatives of Mexican journalist Carlos Dominguez Rodriguez -murdered on January 13 in the state of Tamaulipas- carry his coffin upon arrival at the cemetery in the community of Nuxco in the municipality of Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero state, Mexico on January 17, 2018. Dominguez, who became the first journalist killed in Mexico in 2018, had been working in the local newspaper "Diario de Nuevo Laredo" until a couple of months ago. Mexico is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world to practice journalism, with more than 200 journalists killed since 2000. less

Relatives of Mexican journalist Carlos Dominguez Rodriguez -murdered on January 13 in the state of Tamaulipas- carry his coffin upon arrival at the cemetery in the community of Nuxco in the municipality of ... more

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A grandson of Mexican journalist Carlos Dominguez Rodriguez -murdered on January 13 in the state of Tamaulipas- mourns over his coffin during the funeral at the cemetery in the community of Nuxco in the municipality of Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero state, Mexico on January 17, 2018. Dominguez, who became the first journalist killed in Mexico in 2018, had been working in the local newspaper "Diario de Nuevo Laredo" until a couple of months ago. Mexico is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world to practice journalism, with more than 200 journalists killed since 2000. less

A grandson of Mexican journalist Carlos Dominguez Rodriguez -murdered on January 13 in the state of Tamaulipas- mourns over his coffin during the funeral at the cemetery in the community of Nuxco in the ... more

Photo: FRANCISCO ROBLES, AFP/Getty Images

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The corpeses of two members of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities (CRAC) shot dead during clashes are surrounded by locals at La Concepcion village, in Acapulco municipality, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 7, 2018. At least 11 people were killed and 30 arrested during armed clashes among civilians, community guards and police in a rural area of Acapulco, in southern Mexico, the Guerrero government confirmed.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / The corpeses of two members of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities (CRAC) shot dead during clashes are surrounded by locals at La Concepcion village, in Acapulco

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A woman looks at a corpse after a shooting took place at La Concepcion village, in Acapulco municipality, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 7, 2018. At least 11 people were killed and 30 arrested during armed clashes among civilians, community guards and police in a rural area of Acapulco, in southern Mexico, the Guerrero government confirmed.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A woman looks at a corpse after a shooting took place at La Concepcion village, in Acapulco municipality, Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 7, 2018. At least 11 people were

Guerrero policemen are seen during the arrest of a member of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities (CRAC) after a series of clashes that left at least 11 people dead at La Concepcion village, Acapulco municipality, in Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 7, 2018. At least 11 people were killed and 30 arrested during armed clashes among civilians, community guards and police in a rural area of Acapulco, in southern Mexico, the Guerrero government confirmed.

Guerrero policemen are seen during the arrest of a member of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities (CRAC) after a series of clashes that left at least 11 people dead at La Concepcion village,

A member of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities (CRAC) is arrested by Guerrero state policemen after a series of clashes that has left at least 11 people dead at La Concepcion village, Acapulco municipality, in Guerrero state, Mexico, on January 7, 2018. At least 11 people were killed and 30 arrested during armed clashes among civilians, community guards and police in a rural area of Acapulco, in southern Mexico, the Guerrero government confirmed.

A member of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities (CRAC) is arrested by Guerrero state policemen after a series of clashes that has left at least 11 people dead at La Concepcion village, Acapulco

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Firefighters and police work at a crime scene where the body of a man was found hanging from a vehicular bridge at the entrance to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on December 28, 2017. Up to November, 23,101 people were murdered this year in Mexico, according to the Interior Ministry - the highest number in two decades, surpassing the 22,409 people killed in 2011, when the country's drug cartels began a process of fragmentation. In Ciudad Juarez there were 739 murders this year.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Firefighters and police work at a crime scene where the body of a man was found hanging from a vehicular bridge at the entrance to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Forensic experts from the Chihuahua state public attorney's office work at a crime scene where the body of a man was found hanging from a vehicular bridge at the entrance to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on December 28, 2017. Up to November, 23,101 people were murdered this year in Mexico, according to the Interior Ministry - the highest number in two decades, surpassing the 22,409 people killed in 2011, when the country's drug cartels began a process of fragmentation. In Ciudad Juarez there were 739 murders this year.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Forensic experts from the Chihuahua state public attorney's office work at a crime scene where the body of a man was found hanging from a vehicular bridge at the entrance to

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / View of the body of a man who was found hanging from a vehicular bridge at the entrance to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on December 28, 2017. Up to November, 23,101 people were murdered this year in Mexico, according to the Interior Ministry - the highest number in two decades, surpassing the 22,409 people killed in 2011, when the country's drug cartels began a process of fragmentation. In Ciudad Juarez there were 739 murders this year.

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / View of the body of a man who was found hanging from a vehicular bridge at the entrance to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on December 28, 2017. Up to November, 23,101

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A woman found slain in Acapulco had been threatened by a drug gang over her YouTube channel and its commentary on local events in the resort city, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Guerrero state chief prosecutor Xavier Olea said a gang whose leader split from the Independent Cartel of Acapulco killed Leslie Ann Pamela Montenegro on Monday because she revealed inside information about drug gangs in her videos.

Olea said five drug-gang banners had appeared in Acapulco in recent months referring to Montenegro, 36, who was better known by the name of her YouTube persona, "Nana Pelucas."